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The Ghost Variations: One Hundred Stories by Kevin Brockmeier
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monalyisha's review
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
How deep of an impression can a story — or a life — leave, when it is brief? This seems to be the existential and literary question that Brockmeier plays with in his collection of flash fiction, “The Ghost Variations.”
I read this one for book club and, therefore, didn’t get to read it in quite the way I would’ve liked. I recommend floating in & out rather than reading one-hundred 2-3 page stories in a straight shot (trying to finish on a deadline).
Many of the stories seem to center around themes of self-expression and communication, which is just perfectly meta. 😉 Some of my favorite stories include: “A Notable Social Event”, “A Long Chain of Yesterdays”, “Wishes”, “Thirteen Visitations”, “Bees”, “All His Life” (which is very silly), “Take It With Me”, “An Inherited Disorder”, and, *most* notably, “The Abnormalist and the Usualist” (which is barely a ghost story, but ties into my particular interest in religious studies (and absurdity!) so keenly, it’s like it was written just for me).
Many of the stories seem to center around themes of self-expression and communication, which is just perfectly meta. 😉 Some of my favorite stories include: “A Notable Social Event”, “A Long Chain of Yesterdays”, “Wishes”, “Thirteen Visitations”, “Bees”, “All His Life” (which is very silly), “Take It With Me”, “An Inherited Disorder”, and, *most* notably, “The Abnormalist and the Usualist” (which is barely a ghost story, but ties into my particular interest in religious studies (and absurdity!) so keenly, it’s like it was written just for me).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
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